CineClub: The King (A Király), or the appeal of the manipulator
Revisiting old classics, discovering hidden gems, and exploring the contemporary movie and TV scene: every month, Kafkadesk brings you newContinue Reading
Ultra-local news from Central Europe
Revisiting old classics, discovering hidden gems, and exploring the contemporary movie and TV scene: every month, Kafkadesk brings you newContinue Reading
Budapest, Hungary – Hungarian philosopher Gáspár Miklós Tamás died on January 15. Gáspár Miklós Tamás, TGM as he was knownContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – A new mural was unveiled in Prague paying tribute to Ryszard Siwiec, a 59-year-old Pole whoContinue Reading
On September 8, 1968, Polish accountant and former Home Army resistance member Ryszard Siwiec became the first person to self-immolateContinue Reading
On August 19, 1989, people from both sides of the Iron Curtain came together to demonstrate the common will forContinue Reading
On August 18, 1990, legendary English band the Rolling Stones held a historic concert in the Strahov Stadium in Prague,Continue Reading
Though it’s sometimes held back by rushed plot points, HBO’s first-ever exclusively Hungarian production makes creative decisions with its charactersContinue Reading
On May 14, 1955, eight countries including the Soviet Union, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary, signed the Warsaw Treaty, bringing intoContinue Reading
Prague, Czech Republic – Soviet Marshall Ivan Koněv will be stripped of his honorary citizenship of Prague, according to aContinue Reading
On the night of April 27-28, Czech student David Černý and a group of friends painted a Soviet commemorative monumentContinue Reading